This isn’t the first Perfect Grade I’ve ever built, but it certainly will now be the first to be featured here. Last year at Anime Expo 2015, my buddies and I went into the Exhibit Hall with the clear and single-minded goal of picking up some of the highest-tier Gunpla we could get. While my friend got himself the latest…
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Robot Damashii Mordred
I always told myself that I would never succumb to paying the crazy premium prices for Exclusive and Limited Release Robot Damashii figures. I thought I’d be pretty well sated with just the regular release line-up – I consider myself a die-hard Code Geass fan, but I don’t think I’d be too down to shell out over $100 for a…
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World of Nintendo Samus Aran (Varia Suit)
I was a little confused when Nintendo first announced their brand-new World of Nintendo figure line. I could hardly believe that they were actually going to start producing figures of their IPs for the mainstream toy market, and for franchises that weren’t Mario or Yoshi. I think I first saw their Link figure and dismissed it immediately because it was…
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Robot Damashii Tristan
Tristan has the distinct honor of being the only Knight of Rounds Knightmare Frame (barring series main-mecha Lancelot) to be a regular release in the Robot Damashii line-up, as near everyone else (Mordred, Percival, Galahad) came as Special Edition exclusives. Whether this was due to the Knightmare’s popularity (doubtful) or ease of production (further doubtful), Tristan unfortunately ended up as…
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HGCE Aile Strike Gundam
It should be no secret by now that I’m a total Strike fanboy. It’s probably (read: definitely) my favorite mobile suit design ever, and I’ve come to own just about every model kit iteration it’s spawned. I had never really been into High Grades much before now, but if I were to choose any suit to kick off my HG…